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The book has a long history as a rich vessel for stories of the human condition. Amontaine Aurore and Kimisha Turner present their artists’ book “ Reverie, and other projects” . They will be joined by book artist, Carletta Carrington Wilson for this riveting exhibition…
language is an integral part of my artistic and literary practice. I construct works that explore the “text” of textiles. These works evolve along a path in which cloth is a visual and literary medium”. The images included in the show are inspired by specific passages and revelations found in Amontaine Aurora and Kimisha Turner’s work “Reverie and other projects” in combination with Carletta Carrington Wilson’s book arts. In this amazing celebration of a beautiful, strong, tenacious, and inspiring
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The economy of Washington State is deeply connected to business on the Pacific Rim, and in particular China.
, CIWA is not a mission of a foreign government or political party. CIWA does work with Chinese educators and people across Washington State to promote learning about Chinese language and culture. This includes some financial and staff support from China. However, all CIWA funding, activities, programs and personnel are managed by US-based scholars for the benefit of people here in the United States. CIWA governance, much like this website, is fully open and transparent. /* fix for jQuery UI library
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The Pacific Lutheran University English department offers emphases in writing and literature, as well as minors in Children’s Literature and Culture and Publishing and Printing Arts.
and use the imaginative, persuasive, and ethical powers of the written word. to illuminate human experience to move audiences and inspire them to action to complicate our understanding of human nature to communicate across social differences to bear witness to what has happened to recover and honor what has been lost to speak truth to power and erasure to critique existing institutions and imagine different futures and, not least, to give pleasure: through the aesthetic possibilities of language
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Dr. Heberer Rice is one of the leading scholars on the Nazi Euthanasia murders. She has been based at the Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (former U.S.
Holocaust Studies (former U.S. Holocaust Research Institute) since 1993. Heberer Rice completed her undergraduate degree in Historical Studies and German Language and Literature at Southern Illinois University as the graduating class’ valedictorian. She conducted her doctoral studies at the Free University of Berlin and the University of Maryland (UMD)-College Park, where Heberer Rice earned a PhD based on her dissertation on the Hadamar killing facility and its role in the Euthanasia program. She is
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Seattle is the largest city in Washington state, and the population of the Seattle metropolitan area is 3.6 million.
District With museums such as the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, and international markets like Uwajimaya, the International District (formerly known as China Town) adds to the flavor of Seattle. You will find a multitude of restaurants and little shops where you can buy everything from foreign language books to exotic teas. Seattle Great Wheel The Seattle Great Wheel is a ferris wheel by the waterfront which provides a nice view over the city. It is open year round and has
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In a contemporary take on an old classic, PLU Theatre’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost brings about a sudden rush of possibilities, spontaneous bouts of passion and changes of heart at every turn. This new pop-rock musical, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same…
Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Love’s Labour’s Lost is intended for mature audiences due to mild adult content and strong language. Read Previous Remembering Eric Nordholm Read Next Dance celebrates Storytelling in their upcoming performance LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023
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Sankta Lucia Fest opens the Christmas season Emma Kane said she remembers growing up with the candles, the white dresses and the red sash, as her family celebrated the Sankta Lucia Fest each Dec. 13.On Friday night, Kane, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., had a…
women had to write an essay on the importance of cultural diversity in their lives, and each practiced for a month to sing the traditional Sankta Lucia song in Swedish. Kane will receive a $500 scholarship for being chosen as the Lucia. The Sankta Lucia festival was introduced by PLU in 1951 by Rev. E Arthur Larson. To start the tradition here, Larson send a white-robed student to wake up members of his Swedish language class one December morning. The Lucia legend began when Lucia was born to a
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The Global Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University recently established a chapter of the Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society for International Studies. PLU is just the second university in Washington to become a member of the prestigious organization. Sigma Iota Rho works to advance the…
scholarship of students of international affairs through the promotion of a deeper understanding of world affairs. “The society supports the consensus that international studies require an interdisciplinary perspective that includes technical and analytical skills, as well as facility in a foreign language,” said Ami V. Shah, a global studies professor and faculty advisor to the PLU Sigma Iota Rho chapter. “Our curriculum was vetted by the national office and deemed to fulfill these goals.” PLU students
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Original New York Times article here . My Response to Bryan College Is Torn: Can Darwin and Eden Coexist? by Alan Binder At Pacific Lutheran University, we think of “Lutheran” as an ethic that informs how we think, how we teach and how we help students…
religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, LGBTQ rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the Northwest, presidential politics, the quest for peace, poverty, and stem-cell research. The value of your college education actually increases when you have a better understanding
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We kicked off the 2015-16 academic year at Pacific Lutheran University on Sept. 2 with our traditional University Conference. In a speech to faculty, staff and administration, I outlined what we call “the state of the university”—but this year, my voice did not officially open…
from our Diversity Center’s My Language/My Choice campaign: “That’s so gay.” “Retarded.” “What are you?” These phrases all lead to one overarching question: Do I belong here? It’s a question we have to address for everyone, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, physical disability—everyone.And, while PLU has addressed issues of diversity in our campus community through robust discussions and events, reminders of the need
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